I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places,
so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you
by name (Isaiah 45:3).
“I have never been in this place before. It is new ground for me and I find
I am way out of my comfort zone. I am scared to death to trust Him at this
level. I had to confess to the Lord I have not been able to accept or
believe His love for me in this area.” Those were the words I expressed to a
friend when I was in a difficult place in my life. It was that day when I
confessed those words that God led me to this passage of scripture.
What we perceive as dark periods in our lives are designed to be treasures
from God. They are actually riches stored in secret places. We cannot see
those times in this light because of the often-accompanying pain or fear
that prevents us from accepting these times as treasures. They have a
particular purpose from God’s viewpoint; “so that you may know that I am the
Lord who summons you by name.”
You see, unless we are cast into times in which we are completely at the
mercy of God for breakthroughs in our lives we will never experience the
faithfulness of God in those areas. We will never know how personal He is or
that He can be trusted to meet the deepest needs in our lives. God wants
each of us to know that we are “summoned by name.” Every hair of our head is
numbered. Every activity we are involved in He knows. His love for you and
me knows no bounds, and He will take every opportunity to demonstrate this
to you and me.
Has God brought you into a place of darkness? Trust Him today to allow Him
to reveal that hidden treasure that can be found in this darkness. Let Him
summon you by name.